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With each new generation, Sony has attempted something new with its PlayStation controllers. Some features, such as the DualShock 3’s wireless nature and built in batteries, have permeated throughout the industry. Others however, such as the DualShock 3’s SixAxis motion controls or the DualShock 4’s touchpad, have been less influential. …

With the PlayStation 5 mere weeks away, Sony is beginning to set up all of its connected services to function in line with the next generation console. As such, the PlayStation 4 has now received system software update 8.00 which sees a number of changes to make the transition to …

If you have logged onto Steam at any point in the last week, you will have likely noticed that SEGA is celebrating its 60th anniversary. This anniversary comes with regular giveaways, with the latest free game being ‘Golden Axed', a playable prototype of a cancelled Golden Axe reboot.  Back in …

AOC is partnering up with Porsche Design once again, this time with a focus on gaming monitors.

The Oculus Quest 2 has officially released and alongside the new headset, new terms and conditions require users to link their Oculus and Facebook accounts moving forward. Unfortunately, this process is already proving to be a complete mess, with people finding their Oculus and Facebook accounts banned after trying to …

We are less than one month away from the release of Assassin's Creed Valhalla on PC, so it is time to take a look at the PC system requirements. This time around, Ubisoft has provided a detailed breakdown, covering hardware for 30fps and 60fps gameplay at various resolutions and graphical …

One day following Apple's iPhone 12 announcement, OnePlus has also unveiled its latest competitor. The OnePlus 8T has been officially announced today, including a 120Hz display, a quad-camera setup and new fast charging technology.  The OnePlus 8T ships with a 6.55-inch ‘Fluid AMOLED' display with a 120Hz refresh rate and …

Two more games this week are gaining DLSS support this week, Nvidia's fancy AI-powered performance saving tech is now arriving in Marvel's Avengers and the 8K DLSS mode is also coming to Wolfenstein: Youngblood after previously appearing in Control.  The Wolfenstein: Youngblood update includes additional optimisations for Asynchronous Compute on …

Since ending the BioShock trilogy years ago, game designer Ken Levine has been quiet. Back in 2017, he started a new studio called Ghost Story Games but nothing further was announced. Now, we seem to have a good idea of what the studio is working on.  In a new job …

MSI's latest addition to its monitor portfolio is a QHD high refresh rate gaming monitor featuring Rapid IPS, providing G-Sync compatibility and fast response times for an improved gaming experience. The new MSI Optix MAG274QRF also features Mystic Light RGB lighting in the rear, customisable to the user's liking. Featuring …

Microsoft has long been a supporter of backwards compatibility. With the Xbox One generation, the console manufacturer brought back many of its previous Xbox 360 and original Xbox games, allowing players to re-experience these classic titles in even higher resolutions. With the Xbox Series S and X, Microsoft appears to …

In AMD's recent Ryzen 5000 series announcement, the company only mentioned SKUs with the “X” suffix, leaving the popular “x600” model out of the lineup. However, it seems that AMD will actually launch a Ryzen 5 5600, but you will have to wait a bit longer for it.  As per …

With the PlayStation 5 just about a month away from release, so too is the much-anticipated Spider-Man: Miles Morales. While not too much information was known about this launch title, Game Informer recently announced that the PlayStation exclusive is their cover story for the month, revealing a great deal of …

A new report suggests that Nvidia might move the production of Ampere GPUs from Samsung's 8nm to TSMC's 7nm process node. The same report claims that there should be a large volume moving to TSMC's 7nm, but it won't be the whole Ampere GPU consumer lineup.

Since its launch back in February 2019, many fans of the Battle Royale game Apex Legends have been hoping to see a Switch version come to light. While it was later announced that a Switch port was on its way, we just received the clearest indication yet that the game …

On a bi-monthly basis, Microsoft updates its Xbox Game Pass library, adding new titles, and sometimes taking some away. For the second half of October, the console manufacturer is bringing a wide variety of games, ensuring that there is a little something for everyone – including JRPGs such as Tales …

After a one month delay, today Apple officially announced the iPhone 12, featuring a 6.1-inch OLED display and a new design that takes inspiration from the iPhone 4 and the newer iPad Pro.  The iPhone 12 is the first 5G iPhone, capable of gigabit download speeds and 200MB/s upload speeds …

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is almost a year old and during that time, the game has ballooned in file size, eating up as much as 250GB of storage space on PC. Soon, we'll be able to shrink the game though, as uninstall options are being rolled out.  As part …

The season of game industry acquisitions continues this week, this time with Rockstar picking up some new talent. The famed Grand Theft Auto developer has picked up Ruffian Games, known for working on Microsoft exclusives like Crackdown 3 and Halo: The Master Chief Collection.  Ruffian Games is now known as …

If you are in need of some extra storage, or just a new SSD entirely, then you'll want to shop around today. Amazon Prime Day is taking place and Kingston is amongst the list of tech/hardware companies delivering big discounts.  You will find M.2 and traditional SATA SSDs on sale …

With the upcoming generation of consoles, both Sony and Microsoft have put an emphasis on speed. This is doubly the case for Sony, whose custom SSD is so central to the PlayStation 5, that a number of the console’s first-party game mechanics will revolve entirely around it. Though Sony has …

Our Amazon Prime Day coverage continues, this time our attention turns to ASUS, which has a lengthy line-up of deals on today. This ranges from peripherals to networking gear and even gaming monitors. There are also a few sneaky gaming laptop deals to be found too. We'll start off with …

The Xbox Series S is currently in an interesting position. While just yesterday we reported that some games will run at resolutions far greater than the advertised 1440p, it appears as though the lower-powered Xbox console will equally run at resolutions far lower. Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which is being …

If you've been meaning to pick up some new PC gaming gear, then Amazon Prime Day is the time to shop around. There are plenty of deals going around on Amazon UK today, including a lot of deep discounts from Razer.  The deals here are all peripherals, so if you're …

With the upcoming generation of consoles, Microsoft is focused on ensuring that as many people are able to play Xbox Games Studios titles as possible. As such, they have decided to offer two separate Xbox Models, the Series X, and lower cost Series S. While some have viewed this strategy …

Since its launch, Fall Guys has collaborated with a number of well established and renowned franchises such as Portal and Team Fortress 2. Soon however, players will be able to represent one of the biggest mascots in the history of video games, as Sonic the Hedgehog is coming to Fall …

This past weekend, Razer announced multiple new products during RazerCon 2020. Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan took the stage to introduce what Razer has been working to over 1M concurrent viewers, totalling over 250000 hours viewed and generating 175M impressions over social networks. Some new product include cases, a gaming chair, …

HyperX has announced the addition of the new wireless Cloud Buds to its portable audio gear portfolio. Featuring Bluetooth 5.0, the upcoming Cloud Buds are a “discrete and portable” set of earphones suitable for gaming, entertainment, voice calls and work meetings, making it a very good all-around audio solution for your daily …

Back in 2015, AMD announced Project Quantum, an interesting mini PC utilising an all new form factor. Since then, there has been silence on the Project Quantum front, but that changed this week thanks to new patent listings.  The patent spotted by @PeteB (via @_rogame) suggests that AMD hasn't abandoned …

AMD is claiming enormous IPC increases of 19 percent with its Ryzen 5000 CPUs, and a win over Intel when it comes to 1080p gaming. Zen 3 looks very, very good but you can rely on Leo to find something that causes mild annoyance...